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Originally Posted by twobjshelbys
The car has a fuel cell. Kirkham discourages it for casual use because of the maintenance and says that the foam inside can deteriorate over time. Does anyone have actual experience that would confirm this? Could it be a big problem if the car was stored with an empty tank for a long period of time (6-9 months)? When I got it the tank was almost empty, and I don't think it had been run very much except at the dealer's lot to do test drives.
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The bladder in your fuel cell does indeed crack with age -- and that's why they usually get stamped with a five year expiration date. Letting them sit dry doesn't help them much either.
You should also be aware that the inspection of a bladder is a potentially explosive job, so you should not treat it lightly.
Here, read this article for starters:
http://www.circletrack.com/enginetec...ell/index.html